by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Smith College was awarded 8 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general dance.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Smith is ranked #238 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Smith also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
Smith College has a very low acceptance rate of 30%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Smith just in case you don't make the cut.
About 34% of students accepted to Smith submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 680 and 770.
The student to faculty ratio at Smith is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Smith College is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 95% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Smith College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Smith the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 83%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Smith College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,183 undergraduates at Smith with 2,160 being full-time and 23 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,215 | $9,672 | $16,427 | $21,748 | $46,873 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Smith, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Smith, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,269 a year. That adds up to $17,076 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Smith is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Smith are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Elm St, Northampton, MA 01063 |
| Phone: | 413-584-2700 |
| Website: | www.smith.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/smithcollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/smithcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | 57 | $29,006 |
| Political Science & Government | 55 | $40,776 |
| General Biology | 52 | $20,283 |
| Economics | 52 | NA |
| Area Studies | 34 | $30,077 |
| Computer Science | 34 | $76,588 |
| Romance Languages | 33 | $26,954 |
| History | 33 | $32,447 |
| General English Literature | 30 | $27,516 |
| Mathematics | 29 | NA |
This is a decrease from the 2,504 students who took online classes the previous year.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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